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Definitions: Pathetically |
PatheticallyAdverb1. In a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically". 2. Arousing scornful pity; "they had pathetically little money"; "it was pathetically bad". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pathetically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonym: PatheticallySynonym: pitiably (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Pathetically |
| English words defined with "pathetically": feeble ♦ lame, Languente. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You're pathetically predictable, like a moth to the flame. (Spider-Man; writing credit: Stan Lee; Steve Ditko) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Pathetically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pathetically" is used about 100 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 100 | 32,668 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "pathetically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tepër (beastly, confoundedly, damnably, dearly, excessively, extremely, frightfully, greatly, highly, most, overly, overmuch, overwhelmingly, parlous, passing, precious, so, too, too much, unduly, very), në mënyrë prekëse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | покъртително (touchingly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | mitleiderregend (pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, pitifully), erbärmlich (abject, abjectly, depressingly, disgraceful, disgracefully, dismal, hideous, lamentable, lamentably, meager, miserable, miserably, paltrily, paltry, piteous, piteously, pitiable, pitiful, pitifully, poor, sordid, squalid, terrible, wretched). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | οικτρώσ (pitiably, pitifully). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szánalmasan (forlornly, miserably, piteously, sadly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | dy treih (pitifully). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atheticallypay patetic (pathetic, pathetics), mişcãtor (exciting, mobile, moving, movingly, pathetic), jalnic (beggarly, deplorable, distressing, doleful, forlorn, heart rending, lamentable, lamentably, lamenting, mangy, mean, miserable, miserably, mournful, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, plaintive, rueful, ruefully, sad, sorrowful, sorry, squalid, woeful, wretched), inutil (addle, beside the purpose, bootless, effete, excrescent, fruitless, idle, nugatory, pathetic, superfluous, unavailing, unfruitful, unnecessary, unprofitable, useless, uselessly, vain, wasteful, worthless), emoţionant (exciting, gripping, moving, palpitating, pathetic, thrilling, touching), duios (affectionate, dearly, doleful, endearing, fond, loving, pathetic, soft, sorrowful, sweet, tender), desperat (abject, desperado, desperate, desperately, forlorn, gone, hopeless, madman, pathetic, temerarious). (various references) патетически. (various references) acınacak halde (deplorable, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorry, wretched). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "pathetically": antipathetically, apathetically, empathetically, sympathetically, unsympathetically. (additional references) | |
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"Pathetically" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: patletically. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pathetically" (pronounced puthe"tikulē or puthe"tiklē) |
| 10 | p u th e" t i k u l ē | sympathetically. |
| 8 | -th e" t i k u l ē | parenthetically. |
| 7 | -e" t i k u l ē | hermetically, magnetically, theoretically. |
| 6 | -t i k u l ē | critically, fanatically, journalistically, majestically, mathematically, optimistically, politically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, skeptically, statistically, tactically, therapeutically, uncritically. |
| 5 | -i k u l ē | chronically, clinically, comically, cynically, diametrically, electrically, electronically, empirically, ethically, geographically, historically, intrinsically, magically, methodically, metrically, mineralogically, periodically, philosophically, physically, sardonically, scientifically, surgically, symbolically, technically, technologically, theatrically. |
| 4 | -k u l ē | botanically, broccoli, fiscally, frantically, locally, luckily, unequivocally, vocally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 9 | p u th e" t i k l ē | hypothetically. |
| 7 | -th e" t i k l ē | aesthetically, synthetically. |
| 6 | -e" t i k l ē | alphabetically, apologetically, cosmetically, energetically, genetically, phonetically, poetically. |
| 5 | -t i k l ē | acoustically, analytically, artistically, authentically, automatically, characteristically, democratically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecstatically, emphatically, enthusiastically, erratically, euphemistically, fantastically, geopolitically, idiotically, linguistically, logistically, optically, realistically, sarcastically, stylistically, systematically, thematically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically. |
| 4 | -i k l ē | academically, aerobically, aerodynamically, algebraically, angelically, astronomically, basically, biologically, categorically, chronologically, classically, demographically, ecologically, economically, ethnically, forensically, generically, geometrically, graphically, heroically, hysterically, ideologically, ironically, logically, lyrically, mechanically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, numerically, organically, pathologically, physiologically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, rhetorically, rhythmically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, symmetrically, systemically, terrifically, theologically, tragically, volcanically. |
| 3 | -k l ē | alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-h-i-l-l-p-t-t-y" | |
-1 letter: aphetically. | |
-2 letters: pathetical, phatically, thetically. | |
-3 letters: apathetic, caliphate, capitally, ethically, lethality, philately, tactilely. | |
-4 letters: achillea, apatetic, apically, athletic, atypical, caliphal, capitate, cattleya, chapatti, chattily, epically, haptical, heliacal, hepatica, palliate, patchily, pathetic, phyletic, phyllite, tetchily, thetical. | |
-5 letters: acaleph, acylate, apatite, apetaly, aphelia, aphetic, attache, calathi, capital, cattail, cattily, chaetal, challie, chapati, chaplet, chattel, cheaply, clypeal, ectypal, ethical, ethylic, haplite, helical, hellcat, hepatic, hyalite, lactate, lacteal, laithly, latchet, lattice, lecythi, lichtly, lithely, patella, pettily, phallic, placate, playact, playlet, plicate, tacitly, tactile, tallith, tapetal, techily, thallic, typical. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-h-i-l-l-p-t-t-y" | |
+1 letter: apathetically. | |
+2 letters: empathetically, telepathically. | |
+3 letters: osteopathically, pantheistically, parenthetically, sympathetically, therapeutically. | |
+4 letters: antipathetically, cataphoretically. | |
+5 letters: amphitheatrically, unsympathetically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 74 68 65 74 69 63 61 6C 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- - .... . - .. -.-. .- .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110100 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a t h e t i c a l l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 0074 0068 0065 0074 0069 0063 0061 006C 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)506786747186756967787891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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